Shivani Vakharia

Acting Director, Congressional and Government Affairs
Shivani Vakharia

Shivani Vakharia is the acting director for Congressional and Government Affairs at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to CSIS, she served as a congressional affairs officer at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a nonprofit grant-making organization, where she focused on budget and appropriations and connecting civil society to Congress and the executive branch on issues related to human rights, independent media, and countering malign influence. She also worked for a senior appropriator in the U.S. House of Representatives as a foreign policy legislative assistant, managing funding requests to Congress under the purview of the U.S. Department of State. Shivani holds an MA in international affairs with a concentration in international economic relations from American University and a BA in international affairs, political science, and Spanish from the University of Georgia.

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How Supporting Ukraine Is Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Congress has approved $113 billion to aid the response. U.S. security assistance to support Ukraine is reinvigorating the U.S. defense industrial base and creating American jobs.

Commentary by Elizabeth Hoffman, Audrey Aldisert, Cynthia Cook, Gregory Sanders, and Shivani Vakharia — April 18, 2024

What’s at Stake for Ukraine in the Senate Supplemental

As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, U.S. assistance remains crucial. The Senate’s supplemental spending package provides over $64 billion in needed military, economic and humanitarian support to Ukraine. This commentary examines what’s at stake as Congress delays a vote.

Commentary by Elizabeth Hoffman, Shivani Vakharia, and Jaehyun Han — December 19, 2023

The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Assistance to Ukraine: A Deep Dive into the Data

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Congress passed four spending packages, totaling $113 billion in economic, humanitarian, and military aid. This piece does a deep dive into what the United States has appropriated for Ukraine to date.

Critical Questions by Elizabeth Hoffman, Jaehyun Han, and Shivani Vakharia — September 26, 2023